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All the latest news from the monthly digital Blackmore Vale magazine. Collected from across the Blackmore Vale and Dorset.

News rounds ups of the most popular features, and important local news items between issues.

We endeavour to bring you news that is important to you. Things that are hapening on your doorstep, things that affect your daily lives.

We aim to provide interesting articles and reports on subjects that are both intersting and informative.

The Blackmore Vale magazine news section is kept fresh and up to date by our local reporters and news desk items.

If you have a news story tah you think is worth sharing, then get in touch with the editor on editor@theblackmorevale.co.uk

Health & Wellbeing

What is the future for rural pharmacies?

As pharmacies close and queues grow, Dorset’s official assessment says provision is ‘sufficient’ – a conclusion many rural patients would dispute Community pharmacies are a...
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News

Why is Guys Marsh one of Britain’s most violent prisons?

Behind the rural calm of Guys Marsh prison lies a workforce in crisis and a system stretched so thin that progress remains fragile From the...
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News

The banking service with one thing missing … the money

With Lloyds leaving Gillingham, concerns grow over cash access, digital exclusion and whether rural towns still matter to Britain’s banks Most rural Dorset residents are...
Editorial team
Dorset community news

A hive of progress as North Dorset’s Honey Bee Centre nears completion

Years of planning and volunteer effort have turned a corner of a Shillingstone field into a purpose-built Honey Bee Centre, with education firmly at...
Editorial team
New issue of The BV

January’s issue is out now 🙂

We know, we know – we're late this month. We did warn everyone ... but we missed us too. On the plus side, it's...
Laura
News

Dorset Council budget relies on Council Tax to fund rising care costs

Dorset Council has published its draft budget proposals for 2026/27, revealing that the majority of new spending on social care and services will be...
Laura
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Equestrian Dorset

The end of the season

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It’s been a long five months, but June finally saw the end of the season at the stud – Lucy Procter explains just why...
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Local History

North Dorset’s forgotten Scallywags

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They were farmers, labourers and tradesmen, but Dorset’s Auxiliary Units trained in silence to become Britain’s last, lethal line of defence, says CPRE’s Rupert...
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